oolongn.
/ˈuːlɒŋ/, U.S. /ˈuˌlɔŋ/, /ˈuˌlɑŋ/ A variety of dark-coloured China tea. Also oolong tea.Made by fermenting the partially dried leaves to about half the degree usual for black teas.
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1845 Times 15 Dec. 7/5 Great reduction in the price of good teas:—Oolong tea, 4s.
1847 N.Y. Mercantile Reg. 156 Our stock consists, in part, of..fine Oolong.
1869 Overland Monthly Dec. 542/1 The assimilating of different kinds—a little Congou, a little Oolong, a little Orange Pekoe—until a palatable mixture is produced.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 7 May 8/1 The competition for Oolongs, some Souchongs, and flowery Pekoes is still very keen.
1903 Science 1 May 704/2 Oolong teas represent a class in which the action of the oxidases on the tannin has been begun, but has been stopped before full fermentation has taken place.
1972 Publishers Weekly 4 Sept. 49/2 Durrell's version is a sophisticated literary delight, for obvious reasons not everybody's cup of oolong.
1999 Marie Claire Health & Beauty Sept. 61/1 I went to an all-girls school and diets were very popular—people would have only tofu salad and oolong tea for lunch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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